Delgado suffers first postseason loss, must win Sunday to reach NJCAA World Series

Delgado Community College fell to Seminole State College (Oklahoma) 7-3 Saturday to force the South Central District Tournament into a fifth game to determine which team will earn a berth in the Junior College World Series.

Seminole State took an early 1-0 lead over Delgado in the third inning on an RBI single to score Joel Davis.

In the seventh, the Trojans batted around to post five runs on six hits (coupled with two Delgado errors) to expand the lead to 6-0.

The Dolphins (42-11) posted their first run of the game in the bottom of the seventh when Jordan Caillouet walked and scored on Troy Lewis' double.

Seminole added a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly to make it a 7-1 ballgame.

Delgado mounted a mini-rally in the bottom of the ninth with back-to-back singles by Austin Barrois and Jordan Caillouet and a walk by Troy Lewis to load the bases. Dylan Weston's single plated two runs before Cole Freeman walked to reload the bases with two outs. A fly ball ended the threat and the game as Delgado suffered the 7-3 loss, its first in postseason play.

Starting pitcher Jordan Priddle got the loss on the mound, pitching six and a third innings with Clay Tageant and Jonathan Mayeaux appearing in relief.​

Head coach Joe Scheuermann: "The bad news is we didn't get it done today. The good news is we get another shot tomorrow. We need to get our offense going."

As a result, Delgado will meet Seminole State at 1 p.m. Sunday in the South Central District Championship game. The winner will earn the South Central District title and a berth in the Junior College World Series.